RIP Laura Buckley Noonan
Search
06 Sept 2025
Search
06 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Portlaoise District Court
A man admitted stealing Swedish cider, tequila beer and groceries from shops in Laois.
Jake Gibson (25) of 22 St Michael’s Park, Portarlington admitted taking three bottles of beer and groceries valued at €15.54 from Aldi, Portarlington on March 24, 2023 a €2.49 bottle of Swedish Cider from the store on November 27, 2023 and three bottles of tequila beer from the shop on December 1, 2023.
He further admitted stealing groceries valued at €16 from Centra, Main Street, Portarlington and to taking goods valued at €32.77 from Dunnes Stores in the Kyle Shopping Centre on August 24, 2024 and to having cannabis valued at €40 on the Ridge Road, Portlaoise on May 2, 2024.
Garda Sergeant JJ Kirby said the defendant had seven previous convictions.
Solicitor Barry Fitzgerald said his client had struggled with addiction difficulties and had periods of abstinence. He said at the time of the offending the man was struggling with addiction and was homeless. He said the man had seen an addiction counsellor.
Judge Susan Fay ordered a probation report and adjourned the matter back to Portlaoise District Court on April 14.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
